9 months old

Mason,


I was watching you today in Grandma and Pop's big jetted tub just sitting there playing with your toys. It seems like yesterday Daddy and I were giving you your first bath. You were SO tiny and we had to be so delicate.
This evening, you marked your 3/4 birthday by pushing your walker really fast all over the foyer. Normally, you take 3 steps then lightly fall on the ground. Tonight, you were bookin' it and only got caught underneath the walker once! I got it on video. You also can climb one step on the stairs and get both knees up on the fireplace.
We have come to learn that, "na na na" means, "I am frustrated" or "I am hungry." Toys mean nothing to you. You want those electronics (you love wires too)! Yesterday, you crawled over to them for the third time and I watched as you pulled up on the console, turned around, and SMILED! What a stinker! All this time, I thought you didn't understand our redirection. You are sneaky, sneaky.
Grandma, A.K., and I took you to Acworth Beach today. You ate quite a bit of sand, crunching and all (yuck!), you crawled around in the shallow water, but your favorite time was with A.K. Gram or I would hold you and you would splash like crazy, A.K. would laugh, then you would laugh hysterically and the pattern would repeat. I LOVE that you like the make us laugh!
Your hair has been growing like CRAZY lately. LOVE it! You turn one in 3 months...whoa!


Love you, Peanut,
Mom

Pterodactyl

Blurry but super cute. You love playing in closets, especially Grandma's

Mason,


You just woke up so this will be short. For the past week, you have taken little 20 minute naps 3 times a day (ahh!). However, you have been sleeping straight through the night with no pacifier interventions. 


You continue to LOVE playing with shoes and paint cans.

You had a photo shoot this week. The first one I couldn't go to. Daddy and Grandma said you did a pretty good job. Hopefully next time, you won't be in a car seat (we all know how much you love those).

The reason for the title pterodactyl is for the mere reason you sound like one ALL the time. Sometimes annoying, sometimes cute, always crazy Mae Mae.

Love ya, 

Mom

Last Day of Summer

Mason, 

Today is the end of the best time of year for Mommy, summer. While the heat is unbearable, the company was not. So many milestone and first time experiences; I am so thankful I am given the opportunity to spend 2 whole months with you. 
In KCRG this morning you stood up on the rocking ottoman. Good job buddy! This morning, you played with Grace and you made me laugh. She was pushing you around in the Pooh car grandma got you and pretending you were going places. You two would pass me and you would look at me, squeal, then stare at me until she pushed you away. You looked like such a big boy and you were so happy! 

You look like a gangsta in this picture

You spent the latter half of the day with Memaw and Granddaddy while the Spinner family went to the trivia tournament. You had a GREAT time with them playing and going to church. 
Daddy and I just finished watching Marley and Me and it made me want to write about my favorite dog, Sicily. We are teaching you to call her 'dog' as that is what she really is. You two have a funny relationship. When you were little, she would constantly lick the crap out of you. Now she will still lick you but on her terms. If you walk over to her, she will growl but 2 seconds later, she will walk over to you and lick you. You love to grab her, her tail especially.
It has been wonderful spending days with you. I will miss you like crazy.


Love you forever,
Mom

Baby Monster!

Mas,

What a busy day! We went to the half price consignment sale where you fell asleep (20 minute nap), then picked up Karen and Grace (fun car ride for you!), then went to the 'mater biscuit supper' at Granny Turner's house. You had a great time. I wish I had my camera! You were right the middle of the action with your cousins. I am so thankful you will grow up playing with yours. My cousins were all much older and live too far away to play with. I think I figured out who your favorite cousin is...Christian. Since I took no pictures (bad Mommy!), here is a picture of Christian investigating you the first time he met you when you were super small.

You took a 20 minute nap on Memaw then it was off to play with Karen and Grace and Gram's house. Grace and Karen fed you dinner (they did a great job!) and you played 'baby monster.' Basically you would crawl toward us and we would yell, "baby monster" and you would chase us on the air mattress. While Grace was feeding you, you were patient and would smile and screech. 

So last night you were so pooped out that you were sound asleep for the night at 8:20. As you noticed above, you only took 2 20 minute naps today. Well, it's 8:20 and you are still going strong, playing the drums and crawling and standing on Daddy. I am glad you are still perky so Daddy gets to spend time with you but whoa! you are the energizer bunny! We just got the greatest video of you ever! You were pushing your stool unassisted!

In other news, you are getting really good at standing. You don't strain at all anymore. You also added 'words' to your vocabulary, "na na ni ni. (too be teacher specific, the i is a long i sound)."

Love you,

Mommy

The Sweetest Thing

Mason, 


You pull to knees and to stand on everything. You can even pull to stand on the coffee table. You are crawling fast and can even walk a little unassisted with your push walker (although you can't pull to stand on it (we help you with that one)). You are motivated and determined and like you Mommy, stubborn. You LOVE to push things on your knees. Today we went to Sprayground with Jordan and Wyatt and you had a great time. You crawled all over the place and fell in love with a little 4 year old girl (I guessed her age). You loved the water and would step on the spouts. One time, you stepped on one and the water went all in my face. So silly! We even had a little Mommy and Mason time where I got to love on you like crazy. Of course, you and Wyatt passed out about 5 minutes into ride home. The two of you continue to make us laugh. Today you screeched at Wyatt and made him cry and then you started crying! 

You also had a little play date when Haven came over this week. 


Today you noticed you had hair and pulled it then laughed. 


You have been waking up around 7:30 and that's great because you have an earlier bedtime and we are about to go back to early mornings at Grandmas. 


Not a big fan of the pack n play but we are working on it. You freakin' love the VCR/Cable box/CD player though...It amazes me how much you would rather play and get into things you are not supposed to rather than play with a toy. Grandma bought you this awesome little Pooh car that has plastic around it so you can't fall and a bar so you can be pushed. You like to be pushed around their house and you will even rock in it.


You can be so sweet and loving. Lately I have been trying to do things I did with you when you were a baby like placing you on my knees and making faces at you. You still like it :) and you love to laugh. I love laughing with you. 


You are a sponge! Daddy and I can show you how to do something once and you've got it. Like the pictures of you with the spoon and pan in the kitchen from last post. Daddy showed you one time what to do and you just went to town. Same with your drum toy. 


This afternoon on our way home from Wyatt's house, I had the sweetest revelation; you have to be sung to sleep, even if you do it yourself. I could hear you in the back seat making this singing noise then I look back after hearing you "sing" for about 3-4 minutes then silence and you passed out. 


I retired all of your 3-6 month clothes a few days ago (with the exception of a couple shorts). 6-9 month shirts fit you well and the shorts are baggy but the 3-6 was just too small.


You may drive me nuts sometimes kid but you really are the love of my life.


Mommy

Mi bebe es muy loco

Mason,


I am going to jump right into it. After speaking with Ms. Jordan about formula and talking about how I was making you 4 ounce bottles after meals that you weren't interested in, something happened. You decided after lunch and dinner that you didn't want a bottle at all. You pushed  it away! Now, I give you a sippy with water after those two meals. You still want a bottle after breakfast though. When we first started back with your sippy (we took a few week hiatus), you weren't having it. Then your genius Daddy and Pop figured out if we only put the stopper in the "blow hole" of the cup, you don't have to suck hard. You are an expert at it now (ok you still swallow to much at times)! When you are eating, you say, "ahh" almost every time. Sometimes it is really high pitched and short, other times it is low and long-winded.


You are now impossible to change because you want to roll over.


I am glad you stopped rolling your tongue (did I tell you about that?) because it freaked me out but now you give raspberries! I can't remember if I told you or not but for a couple weeks, you were obsessed with turning your tongue upside down. Daddy and I cannot do it and it is hereditary...


You can pull to stand on the fireplace and on your crib rail. When you are on your knees, you can push things and "dance." Every time Daddy or I come in your room after sleep, you were on your knees in your crib. Until 2 days ago when you decided standing was the way to go. 

You still love to walk with someone holding your hands. With shoes on, you walk like a solider. You crawl fast. My favorite part of your crawling is when you crawl to something you shouldn't be near i.e. Daddy's ipod and we move you back, you crawl right back to it.


Your hair is getting really long. Dad and I were talking about getting your first haircut right before your birthday. Speaking of long, you have a long and lean torso and short, chunky legs. 


You do that weird grabbing thing now when you go to pretty much anyone. You also like to pinch my back and snap my bra strap when I hold you. Good times. 


The drop game. Enough said.


You hate your car seat. I swear you started to be ok with it but I guess it was a fluke.


You have been SO cranky the past three days! Daddy thinks you are just bored. You have also been harder to put down at night. You want to stay up and practice all of your new skills!


Love,
The Momma

This Week in History

Mason,
We have had a seriously busy week!

Cheerleading Practice

Pulling to stand on the fireplace

Staring at the Capos waitress

Cooking

Waiting for Daddy to come home

Braves Game

The Georgia Aquarium

North Metro Church's Community Makeover

We also attended your first Gymboree class. You had an awesome time. The teacher told us to have you kick the balls back and forth. I thought to myself, " there is no way he can kick..." You got right in there with the other kids and kicked away.  You also really liked sitting on the parachute while I made "waves." I was reminded of how good a baby you really are.

Funny story about the Braves game. It was disgustingly hot outside and we had been pumping you with water since we got to Turner field. Even though you weren't asking for it, we decided to feed you lunch. In the middle of eating you pears, you fell asleep. Just shut your eyes and closed your mouth!

Love always cranky butt,

Mommy